Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a
spa town
A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits.
Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath in 1668. H ...
in the German
Bundesland of
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
that serves as the
capital
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of the
Ahrweiler district. The
A61 motorway
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connects the town with cities like
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
and
Mainz
Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...
. Formed by the merging of the towns (now districts) of Bad Neuenahr and Ahrweiler in 1969, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler consists of 11 such districts.
Geography
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler rests in the
Ahr valley (german: Ahrtal) on the left bank of the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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river in the north of
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
. Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler nestles in the
Ahr Hills
The Ahr HillsElkins, T.H. (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972. . (german: Ahrgebirge or ''Ahreifel'' ) are a range of low mountains and hills up to and long in the Eifel region of Germany, which lie roughly southwest of ...
(german: Ahrgebirge).
The highest hill in the area is the
Häuschen
The Häuschen is a hill, , in the Eifel mountains. It rises near Ahrweiler in the county of Ahrweiler (district), Ahrweiler in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Geography Location
The Häuschen is located in the Ahr Eifel in the Ahrw ...
at metres above sea level. Nearby are the hills of Steckenberg, Neuenahrer, and Talerweiterung. There used to be castles on the last two of these hills.
Neighbouring communities
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is surrounded by the following villages and towns (clockwise from the north):
Grafschaft
A ''Grafschaft'' was originally the name given to the administrative area in the Holy Roman Empire over which a count, or ''Graf'', presided as judge. It is often, therefore, translated as 'county'. The term has survived as a placename in German- ...
,
Remagen
Remagen ( ) is a town in Germany in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of Ahrweiler. It is about a one-hour drive from Cologne, just south of Bonn, the former West German capital. It is situated on the left (western) bank of the ...
,
Sinzig
Sinzig is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhine, about 5 km south-east of Remagen and 25 km south-east of Bonn, and it has approximately 20,000 inhabitants (2004).
...
,
Königsfeld,
Schalkenbach
Schalkenbach is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe af ...
,
Heckenbach,
Kesseling
Kesseling is a municipality in the Ahrweiler (district), district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
References
Ahrweiler (district)
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,
Rech
Rech may refer to:
People
* Almine Rech, French art dealer
* Anthony Rech (born 1992), French ice hockey player
* Bianca Rech (born 1981), German football player
* Erich Rech, Iron Cross recipient
* Fernando Rech (born 1974), Brazilian football pl ...
and
Dernau
Dernau is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after R ...
. The nearest cities are
Bonn
The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...
and
Koblenz
Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary.
Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...
.
Districts
Bad Neuenahr is divided into Ortsbezirke which consist of one or more districts. The Ortsbezirke be represented by local councils. The largest district, Bad Neuenahr, was originally made up of three communities, which are still seen as districts.
Population statistics as of 31 March 2013 (main and secondary residence):
Climate
History
Antiquity
Discoveries dating to the
Hallstatt
Hallstatt ( , , ) is a small town in the district of Gmunden, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Situated between the southwestern shore of Hallstätter See and the steep slopes of the Dachstein massif, the town lies in the Salzkammergut ...
period (1000–500 BC) show farming activity by Celts that dwelled in the area. The
Gallic Wars
The Gallic Wars were waged between 58 and 50 BC by the Roman general Julius Caesar against the peoples of Gaul (present-day France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland). Gallic, Germanic, and British tribes fought to defend their homela ...
(58–50 BC) resulted in the forced relocation of the
indigenous
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*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
*Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band
*Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...
Eburones
The Eburones (Greek: ) were a Gallic- Germanic tribe dwelling in the northeast of Gaul, in what is now the southern Netherlands, eastern Belgium and the German Rhineland, in the period immediately preceding the Roman conquest of the region. Thou ...
to the Middle Rhine. Several
Roman
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*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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discoveries date from the 1st to 3rd centuries. Most notable is the
Villa Rustica of Bad Neuenahr.
Middle Ages
In 893 AD, Ahrweiler was mentioned as Arwilre, Arewilre, Arewilere, and later Areweiller in the
Prüm Urbar (register of estates owned by
Prüm Abbey
Prüm Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey in Prüm, now in the diocese of Trier (Germany), founded by the Frankish widow Bertrada the elder and her son Charibert, Count of Laon, in 721. The first abbot was Angloardus.
The Abbey ruled over a va ...
). The abbey of Ahrweiler owned a manor with 24 farmsteads; 50 acres of farmland and 76 acres of vineyards. The first mention of a
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
occurred in Neuenahr Castle and surrounding county (Newenare) from 1204 to 1225.
In 1246 was founded one of the oldest German inns
Gasthaus Sanct Peter.
Modern Times
During the
2021 European floods
In July 2021, several European countries were affected by severe floods. Some were catastrophic, causing deaths and widespread damage. The floods started in the United Kingdom as flash floods causing some property damage and inconvenience. L ...
much of the town was submerged and many died.
Economy
*The
German Army's (german: Deutsches Heer) Logistics Centre (main depot) is located in an underground facility.
*Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler has been home to the traditional mineral water "Heppinger" since 1584.
*The
"Apollinaris" mineral water
Mineral water is water from a mineral spring that contains various minerals, such as salts and sulfur compounds. Mineral water may usually be still or sparkling (carbonated/effervescent) according to the presence or absence of added gases.
Tra ...
company was founded in Bad Neuenahr in 1852.
Transport
The town has five stations on the
Ahr Valley Railway
The Ahr Valley Railway (german: Ahrtalbahn), Remagen–Ahrbrück, is currently a 29 km-long, partly single-track and non-electrified branch line, which runs through the Ahr valley from Remagen via Ahrweiler and Dernau to Ahrbrück in the German ...
and provides hourly connections to
Bonn
The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...
.
Sport
*Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is the home of the successful women's
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
team,
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr was a German football club from Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate. The best-known section within the club was its women's football team, which was founded in 1969 and won the German Championship in 1978. ''Sportclub ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is
twinned with:
*
Brasschaat
Brasschaat () is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Brasschaat proper. In November 2006, Brasschaat won the LivCom-Award 200 ...
, Belgium
Notable people
![Ahrweiler Marktplatz 23 Georg Kreuzberg 589](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Ahrweiler_Marktplatz_23_Georg_Kreuzberg_589.JPG)
*
Cyrillus Jarre
Cyrillus Jarre (born February 2, 1878 in Ahrweiler, Rhine Province, Germany as Rudolf Jarre, died March 8, 1952 in Jinan, Shandong, China, zh, t=楊恩賚, s=杨恩赉, first=t, w=Yang Ên-lai, p=Yáng Ēnlài, also known as Cirillo Rudol ...
(1878–1952), Franciscan Archbishop in
Jinan
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*
Markus Stenz
Markus Stenz (born 28 February 1965, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German conductor. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik Köln with Volker Wangenhein and at Tanglewood with Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa.
Stenz has ...
(born 1965), conductor
*
Björn Glasner
Björn Glasner (born 5 May 1973) is a German former professional cyclist.
Major results
;2000
: 1st Stage 4 Bayern-Rundfahrt
;2002
: 1st Stage 2 Giro del Capo
;2004
: 1st Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
;2007
: 1st Overall Tour de East Java
:: ...
(born 1973), cyclist
*
Jan van Eijden
Jan van Eijden (born 10 August 1976 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double World Champion in sprint and team sprint. He also won one world cup classic and four German nati ...
(born 1976), cyclist
*
Pierre Kaffer
Pierre Kaffer (born 7 November 1976 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a race car driver from Germany, currently living in Switzerland.
Career
In 1990, Kaffer started in Karting, moving in 1994 to Formula Ford, later Formula Opel ...
(born 1976), racing driver
*
Bianca Rech
Bianca Rech (born 25 January 1981 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German association football, footballer. She currently plays for 1. FC Köln#Women's section, 1. FC Köln and the Germany women's national football team, Germ ...
(born 1981), footballer
*
Ricarda Funk
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Funk won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Champ ...
(born 1992), canoeist
Associated with the town
*
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...
(1818–1883), philosopher and economist, stayed in a spa resort in Bad Neuenahr in 1877
*
Peter Friedhofen (1819–1860), founder of the Charitable Brethren of Maria Hilf, who practiced his trade first in Ahrweiler
*
Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter
Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (15 March 1816 in Königswinter – 29 June 1873 in Bad Neuenahr) was a German novelist and poet. He settled in Cologne, and became a popular poet, novelist, and chronicler of the Rhine region.
Biography
His ...
(1816–1873), novelist and poet, died in Bad Neuenahr
*
Maria Magdalena Merten (1883–1918), nun, member of the
Ursulines
The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula (post-nominals: OSU), is an enclosed religious order of consecrated women that branched off from the Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula, in 1572. Like the Angelines, they t ...
near Ahrweiler
*
Ebba Tesdorpf
Ebba Tesdorpf (23 January 1851 – 22 February 1920) was an illustrator and watercolorist from Hamburg, Germany.
Life
Tesdorpf came from a Hanseatic family. She was the daughter of businessman Hans Peter Friedrich Tesdorpf and Antoin ...
(1851–1920), illustrator and watercolorist, died in Ahrweiler
*
Paul Metternich (1853–1934), diplomat, died in the district of Heppingen
*
Max von Schillings
Max von Schillings (April 19, 1868 – July 24, 1933 in Berlin) was a German conductor, composer and theatre director. He was chief conductor at the Berlin State Opera from 1919 to 1925.
Schillings' opera ''Mona Lisa'' (1915) was internationally ...
(1868–1933), composer and conductor
*
Christian Hülsmeyer (1891–1957), inventor, physicist and entrepreneur, died in Ahrweiler
References
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Populated places in Ahrweiler (district)